Bennett on first Israeli PM trip to UAE: We are neighbors and cousins

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Bennett is set to meet with the UAE’s leader Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, known as MBZ, on Monday for a one-on-one meeting. LAHAV HARKOVPublished: DECEMBER 13, 2021 09:04 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called to deepen the relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on the first-ever visit […]

Iran to cut oil output, prioritize defense in 2022-23 budget

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Reports say $5 billion will boost ‘defense capacities and strategic research,’ amid sanctions and threats to Tehran’s nuclear program By AFP Today, 9:58 pm TEHRAN — Iran plans to cut oil output and prioritize defense spending in its 2022-2023 draft budget because of sanctions and US-Israeli threats linked to its nuclear program. Iranian news agencies […]

Iran: Europe not offering viable solutions at Vienna nuclear talks

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Tehran’s negotiator Ali Bagheri says UK, France, and Germany ‘failed’ to resolve removal of sanctions; British foreign secretary warns this is Iran’s ‘last chance’ By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 9:47 pm Edit Iran said Sunday that European countries have failed to offer constructive proposals to help salvage a tattered 2015 nuclear deal, Reuters reported. […]

Iran’s IRGC foresees advances in missiles, drones – analysis

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Iran’s IRGC has immense power and sway in Iran’s strategy and also its development of new weapon systems. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 12, 2021 19:02 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh praised the country’s advances in a speech reported this weekend. He emphasized that Iran’s infrastructure had advanced and the […]

Defense committee chair: It is possible for Israel to act alone

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  ח’ בטבת תשפ”ב 19:2412.12.21   Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Ram Ben-Barak says that Israel will do everything in its power to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. “We will not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons. We hope that the United States will be with us, but it is not impossible to […]

Hamas weapons depot causes massive explosion in Lebanon

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December 12, 2021 A Lebanese security official has said that the explosion could not have been caused by anything else but ammunition. By Tobias Siegal, World Israel News A massive explosion rocked the Burj al-Shemali Palestinian refugee camp at the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre Friday night, according to local media. The explosion is […]

Iran builds new ‘intel ship’ dubbed Shiraz – analysis

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Shiraz is the size of a destroyer and has a “wide range” of electronic warfare abilities. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 12, 2021 16:21DECEMBER 12, 2021 17:47 Iran is preparing to launch a new ship for its navy. The ship is called the Shiraz according to reports and it is supposed to be an intelligence-gathering ship […]

Iran thinks Israeli efforts are ‘futile’ amid Vienna talks – analysis

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Iran believes that the talks may outflank Israeli warnings and it hopes the US will call what it sees as Israel’s bluff. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 12, 2021 16:12DECEMBER 12, 2021 17:55 One of Iran’s leading pro-government media outlets called Israeli efforts surrounding the Vienna talks “futile,” an apparent reference to Iranian regime optimism. “The […]